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. >> reporter: president obama is continuing a tradition he started four years ago, a national day of service, a day of giving back on the national mall, and we track down a san francisco resident who came all the way out here to take part in it. president obama rolled up his sleeves to help spruce up a washington, d.c. elementary school today. the president and first lady stained a bookshelf as part of their national day of service project. >> the very young people did some really good work. and some of the older folks, like me, who it hurt getting our knees -- kind of bending down a little bit, we were able to manage also. >> reporter: one of those young people, san francisco resident erika chain. she also pitched in today, painting a washington, d.c. elementary school a day after meeting mr. obama face to face. >> it's unreal. i walked out of the oval office and i had to have someone pinch me. i said, i felt it. it's real. it did happen. it's really just an honor. >> reporter: it was chain's way of saying thank you to the obama campaign. chane suffered a brain tumor in 2010 while s
. >> reporter: president obama is continuing a tradition he started four years ago, a national day of service, a day of giving back on the national mall, and we track down a san francisco resident who came all the way out here to take part in it. president obama rolled up his sleeves to help spruce up a washington, d.c. elementary school today. the president and first lady stained a bookshelf as part of their national day of service project. >> the very young people did some really...
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the former president is 88 years old, the nation's oldest living former president. >>> president obama held the final news conference of his first term. he began by drawing a line in the sand over the looming debt ceiling debate but cbs reporter danielle nottingham shows us the conversation quickly turned to gun control. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: president obama used the last press conference of his first term to call out republicans who are threatening not to raise the debt limit. >> so to even entertain the idea of this happening of the united states of america not paying its bills is irresponsible. it's absurd. >> reporter: republicans want drastic spending cuts in exchange for increasing the amount the government can borrow but the president says he will not have the debt ceiling tied to the bills congress has already wrapped up. >> what i will not do is to have that negotiation with a gun at the head of the american people. >> reporter: the debt ceiling deadline is just one of three budget showdowns the white house and congress face in the coming months.
the former president is 88 years old, the nation's oldest living former president. >>> president obama held the final news conference of his first term. he began by drawing a line in the sand over the looming debt ceiling debate but cbs reporter danielle nottingham shows us the conversation quickly turned to gun control. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: president obama used the last press conference of his first term to call out republicans who are...
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obama face the face. >> it's unreal. i walked out of the oval office yesterday and i had to have someone from tech pinch me and i said i felt it. it's really. it did happen. and it's really just an honor. >> reporter: it was chain's way of saying thank you to the obama campaign. chain suffered a brain tumor in 2010 while she was out of the country and uninsured. >> i started applying to every insurance plan that i could because they had to perform brain surgery to keep me alive. every plan you can think of. all of them, denied me. >> reporter: in this video which she made for the obama campaign, she says the only reason she was able to get insurance for her pre-existing condition was because of obamacare. >> i recovered 100% from a life- threatening brain tumor when i was previously denied insurance from every providers. >> reporter: as part of the day of service tradition president obama started four years ago to honor dr. martin luther king jr.. >> it really touches me and i just wanted an opportunity to say thank you
obama face the face. >> it's unreal. i walked out of the oval office yesterday and i had to have someone from tech pinch me and i said i felt it. it's really. it did happen. and it's really just an honor. >> reporter: it was chain's way of saying thank you to the obama campaign. chain suffered a brain tumor in 2010 while she was out of the country and uninsured. >> i started applying to every insurance plan that i could because they had to perform brain surgery to keep me...
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but that's just a fraction of the nearly 2 million who attended four years ago. still, organizers aren't taking any chances. at least 6000 national guard troops will be on duty along with thousands of police officers and federal agents. no threats have been revealed, but authorities say they are not taking any chances. >>> and stay with cbs 5 all weekend for live inauguration coverage, from our very own christin ayers. her reports begin tomorrow. cbs news will carry the president's swearing-in beginning at 7:00 a.m. monday morning. we'll be right back. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet ha
but that's just a fraction of the nearly 2 million who attended four years ago. still, organizers aren't taking any chances. at least 6000 national guard troops will be on duty along with thousands of police officers and federal agents. no threats have been revealed, but authorities say they are not taking any chances. >>> and stay with cbs 5 all weekend for live inauguration coverage, from our very own christin ayers. her reports begin tomorrow. cbs news will carry the president's...
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. >> one of the things that we have pushed for for a number of years is including those who have been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent and dangerous. that has not been done. >> vice president joe biden's proposal to curb gun violence could be sent to president obama as early as tuesday. biden's recommendations will include background checks for gun fires and new limits on the capacity of magazines. >>> with the gun debate heating up, guns and ammo are flying off the shelves. in fact, record crowds at the gun show were found. >> reporter: it's been a weekend of unprecedented attendance. >> it looks like with the turn of the political climate has created an artificial demand. >> reporter: thousands waited to buy guns and accessories. >> let's get ourselves over here and see what's fair before they change any of those laws. >> reporter: law makes are considering new laws for guns. >> i think it's about politicians who never let a crisis go to waste. >> reporter: nobody was able to walk away from the show today because that is because there's ten-day waiting period where you have to
. >> one of the things that we have pushed for for a number of years is including those who have been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent and dangerous. that has not been done. >> vice president joe biden's proposal to curb gun violence could be sent to president obama as early as tuesday. biden's recommendations will include background checks for gun fires and new limits on the capacity of magazines. >>> with the gun debate heating up, guns and ammo are flying off the...
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don't miss the year end clearance sale at sleep train. superior service best selection lowest price guaranteed. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ the *public* swearing in is monday. >>> president obama officially begins his second term at noon tomorrow. the public swearing in is on monday. according to a cbs news new york times poll, he heads into his second term with an approval rating of 51%. ten months ago, his approval rating was 41%, the lowest of his presidency. his highest rating was 68% in april of 2009. >>> christin ayers is in washington, d.c. to cover not just inauguration but the california leaders who are also there. we understand the topic of conversation today was gun control? >> reporter: that's right. as the national day of service was ending today, all of the balls began at california's golden state ball. talk quickly turned to the president's tough new gun- control proposal. hours before president obama's official swearing in, california's political heavyweights rubbed elbows in washington, d.c. and talk tur
don't miss the year end clearance sale at sleep train. superior service best selection lowest price guaranteed. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ the *public* swearing in is monday. >>> president obama officially begins his second term at noon tomorrow. the public swearing in is on monday. according to a cbs news new york times poll, he heads into his second term with an approval rating of 51%. ten months ago, his approval rating was 41%, the lowest of his presidency. his...
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and now coming up on face the nation, the inauguration and the next four years for president barack obama. the state white house senior adviser will join this morning at 8:30 a.m. here on cbs 5. >>> the bart station is back up and running today after a shootout killed a man. that happened yesterday afternoon at the station's bus loading zone. bart shut down the station soon after the shooting happened. it reopened around 7:00 last night. according to officers, there may have been more than one person responsible. in fact, they are looking at two separate groups that may have been shooting at each other. a 40-year-old man was caught in the cross fire and killed. paramedics transported another woman to the hospital, but she is expected to live. officers arrested a 16-year-old suspect and they are looking for three more. >> we don't have a number of shootings, whether in daylight or nighttime. so this is atypical. >> some witnesses were interviewed at the scene. >>> and rescue crews in hawaii found the bodies of two men from san francisco and they're blaming the deaths on the high surf. yest
and now coming up on face the nation, the inauguration and the next four years for president barack obama. the state white house senior adviser will join this morning at 8:30 a.m. here on cbs 5. >>> the bart station is back up and running today after a shootout killed a man. that happened yesterday afternoon at the station's bus loading zone. bart shut down the station soon after the shooting happened. it reopened around 7:00 last night. according to officers, there may have been more...
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it is a once in every four years job boom for the d.c. area contractors. >> yes, we have almost every skill under this roof. carpenters, the cabinetmakers, welders, graphic designers. painters. you name it. we have every skill. >> reporter: while the day of the inauguration has been known for years, contracts aren't signed and plans aren't approved until early january. >> it's not a lot of time. you would be surprised as we have worked 24/7, multiple shifts to be able to accomplish the right of way things. >> reporter: festivities get underway later this morning. today is the national day of service in honor of dr. martin luther king's birthday, which is on monday. the same day that president obama will take the ceremonial oath of office. after the president's address and of course the parade, the celebration will focus on three inaugural balls. the air force staff sergeant is looking forward to that. the career medic and the afghanistan veteran was selected to advance with them at the commander in chief's ball. >> anyone would be noted f
it is a once in every four years job boom for the d.c. area contractors. >> yes, we have almost every skill under this roof. carpenters, the cabinetmakers, welders, graphic designers. painters. you name it. we have every skill. >> reporter: while the day of the inauguration has been known for years, contracts aren't signed and plans aren't approved until early january. >> it's not a lot of time. you would be surprised as we have worked 24/7, multiple shifts to be able to...
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in the white house. >>> among them of course, are 11-year-old sasha and 14-year-old malia obama who spent eight years growing up at the white house by the end of their father's second term. hearing their thoughts of what their future may be like. he's the awe thof of kids in the white house "all the presidents' children." good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> by the end of this sasha and malia will have spent eight years in the white house. >> wow. >> it is a wow for them. what is life like for them right now? >> it always depends on the presidency and their parenting style and what's going on in the country. the vietnam war, that was tough. but i think they're going to look back on these as great years. you just had sally quinn on the set saying how the obamas don't go out to parties. that's the key to the life of sasha and malia. they have their mom and dad at home. >> in the white house. >> whether you live in the white house or the slum your childhood is good or bad, depending on if mom and dad are there. and most presidents are too busy and too indulgent in history. >> i w
in the white house. >>> among them of course, are 11-year-old sasha and 14-year-old malia obama who spent eight years growing up at the white house by the end of their father's second term. hearing their thoughts of what their future may be like. he's the awe thof of kids in the white house "all the presidents' children." good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> by the end of this sasha and malia will have spent eight years in the white house. >> wow....
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inaugural committee because they say president obama draws inspiration from the citizens. i'm randall pinkston in washington, d.c. >> thank you very much. >>> well, of course, today is also the national holiday honoring martin luther king jr. and the president has said king is one of two people he admires more than anyone in american history. the other is abraham lincoln. and when he takes the oath of office today, president obama will use bibles used by both men. you can watch it all here beginning with a special three hours in the morning. at 10:00 a.m. live cbs news coverage. >>> overseas the taliban says it's responsible for the attack on the traffic in the capital of kabul. the attackers stormed the building early this morning. a car bomb and at least three suicide bombers were involved. it's reported that at least one blew himself up. police say they are still fighting the militants inside that building. >> and at least 81 people are dead at the algerian gas plant that was the scene of a four-day terror siege. 23 hostages including one american are confirmed dead, bu
inaugural committee because they say president obama draws inspiration from the citizens. i'm randall pinkston in washington, d.c. >> thank you very much. >>> well, of course, today is also the national holiday honoring martin luther king jr. and the president has said king is one of two people he admires more than anyone in american history. the other is abraham lincoln. and when he takes the oath of office today, president obama will use bibles used by both men. you can watch...
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as many as a million people are expected to attend president obama's swearing in for his second term. high rollers who are looking for a way to view this special event may want to consider a new option that's being offered this year. bill plante tested it out. >> reporter: for washington hotels creating inauguration packages is a standing tradition. >> they try to create these experiences, and this year is no different. >> reporter: it's in that spirit that meredith goldberg of the madison hotel decided to offer her clients something new. this year's package is $47,000. it includes four nights in a presidential suite, a car, a driver, and a social media butler. what's a social media butler? >> it's a dedicated social media pro who's available to help record memories from the inauguration weekend. >> will you really do their tweets for them? >> i will. if they want to tell me what to tweet. >> reporter: victoria divine will do it all, twitter, facebook, instagram. >> afterward you can look back and see your adventures and your family and friends who aren't with you can follow along. >>
as many as a million people are expected to attend president obama's swearing in for his second term. high rollers who are looking for a way to view this special event may want to consider a new option that's being offered this year. bill plante tested it out. >> reporter: for washington hotels creating inauguration packages is a standing tradition. >> they try to create these experiences, and this year is no different. >> reporter: it's in that spirit that meredith goldberg...
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he of course coached the warriors years ago. >>> 6:26. coming up, president obama announces a gun control plan today. will he take executive action without congress? >>> plus, a helicopter crashes into a crane in downtown london during rush hour, how weather may have played a factor. >>> i'm at mineta san jose airport where travelers can now travel nonstop to tokyo but a week later the flights are cancelled. >>> londoneers fear the worst when a helicopter crashes in the city. >> everyone was in shock running around, it was madness. >>> dream liners are grounded, bay area residents are stuck in tokyo. >> grounded from san francisco to tokyo. >>> and protestors storm oakland city council chambers angry over a controversial plan. >>> stop and frisk does not work, look at new york city. >> the public safety committee voted to approve that $250,000 contract, but not necessarily with bill bratton on board. >>> president obama will unveil a plan to curb gun violence. >> the president prepares for a big fight. >> what's upper most in my mind is m
he of course coached the warriors years ago. >>> 6:26. coming up, president obama announces a gun control plan today. will he take executive action without congress? >>> plus, a helicopter crashes into a crane in downtown london during rush hour, how weather may have played a factor. >>> i'm at mineta san jose airport where travelers can now travel nonstop to tokyo but a week later the flights are cancelled. >>> londoneers fear the worst when a helicopter...
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less than 50 years later, the nation's first black president, barack obama is being sworn in for the second term. the freedom train is the longest running in the united states, chartered by the mlk association of the santa clara valley. they learn about civil rights history and end up in san francisco where other mlk day events are planned. tickets are on a first come, first serve basis. they have 1600 total. wording starts at -- boarding starts at 9:00 a.m. sharp. >>> television pioneer barbara walters is recovering in a hospital after falling at a party in washington dc. the 83-year-old walters was at the british ambassador home home friday night when she took a spill. an spokesperson says walters is hurt and telling everyone what to do. >>> the man suspected of being behind that fake girlfriend hoax of a notre dame football player could give his side of the story very soon. manti te'o claims he had nothing to do with the hoax and told espn he was duped by a person who has apologized to him, that person, a 22-year-old acquaintance from southern california and they will meet this we
less than 50 years later, the nation's first black president, barack obama is being sworn in for the second term. the freedom train is the longest running in the united states, chartered by the mlk association of the santa clara valley. they learn about civil rights history and end up in san francisco where other mlk day events are planned. tickets are on a first come, first serve basis. they have 1600 total. wording starts at -- boarding starts at 9:00 a.m. sharp. >>> television...
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the constitution requires that it is done on the 20th. >> and president obama being sworn in this year on martin luther king day, the significance of that? >> a lot of tremendous symbolism here. first of all he's using martin luther king's bible and the lincoln bible. we're talking about lincoln with the movie. this is the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. there is a monument to dr. king. 50 years after "i have a dream" there is a memorial to this man. this story of race slavery, civil rights and involvement in our history is so important. i think it's really significant to have all these symbols together on this very significant day. >> president barack obama is the 44th american president. we have had 20 two-term presidents. how have two-term presidents fathered? >> recently not so well if we think about recent controversies, they tend to come in the second term. i don't know if that's just a coincidence. bill clinton's impeachment, of course. george bush had a lot of his presidency starting to unravel in the second term. richard nixon, watergate in the second term.
the constitution requires that it is done on the 20th. >> and president obama being sworn in this year on martin luther king day, the significance of that? >> a lot of tremendous symbolism here. first of all he's using martin luther king's bible and the lincoln bible. we're talking about lincoln with the movie. this is the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. there is a monument to dr. king. 50 years after "i have a dream" there is a memorial to this man....
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they get their first super bowl berth in 18 years. much more on the reaction in upa couple of -- in just a couple minutes. >>> and celebrations in the nation's capitol. live pictures from the white house. president obama is expected to leave for morning church service at st. johns any moment now and crowds gathering at the national mall to witness the second oath of office. chief justice john roberts officially administered the oath to the president yesterday during a brief ceremony in the blue room in the white house. it was followed by another small ceremony last night. >> what we're celebrating is not the election or swearing in of a president. what we're doing is celebrating each other. >> vice president biden took the official oath yesterday. it was administered by supreme court justice sanya so tommy your . >>> according to tradition, if the 20th falls on a sunday, a public swearing in and most festivities take place on the 21 21st. and today's events are taking on special significance on this martin luther king holiday. >> repo
they get their first super bowl berth in 18 years. much more on the reaction in upa couple of -- in just a couple minutes. >>> and celebrations in the nation's capitol. live pictures from the white house. president obama is expected to leave for morning church service at st. johns any moment now and crowds gathering at the national mall to witness the second oath of office. chief justice john roberts officially administered the oath to the president yesterday during a brief ceremony in...
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of his presidency, barack obama played i think 104 rounds of golf. he played with one democrat the entire time. and with one republican john boehner. that was it. there were 102 opportunities to play with other members of congress, build up relationships. >> reporter: at the start of his first term, president obama invited historians including david mccullough to the white house. looking for guidance from past presidents. >> washington, adams lincoln reporter: but mr. obama may be surprised at one a digs to the list whom mccullough now considers one of the greatest. >> and gerald ford reporter: gerald ford? ferld ford reporter: why? because gerald ford was a very good president. >> reporter: of all the presidents that you could have mentioned, gerald ford would never... >> because he seemed ordinary reporter: ... come to my mind he seemed ordinary to people reporter: but you say... i think gerald ford is one of the most interesting stories in the whole history of the presidency. he made one of the bravest decisions of any of the presidents. >> i shal
of his presidency, barack obama played i think 104 rounds of golf. he played with one democrat the entire time. and with one republican john boehner. that was it. there were 102 opportunities to play with other members of congress, build up relationships. >> reporter: at the start of his first term, president obama invited historians including david mccullough to the white house. looking for guidance from past presidents. >> washington, adams lincoln reporter: but mr. obama may be...
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asking barack obama to not be a big spending high taxing liberal liberal, this is what we'll do we'll pass a year-long continuing resolution or national security, we'll pass a very short term continuing resolution for the department of labor, the department of housing and urban development, the department of the interior. there are dozens of places you can dramatically change spending without having to get involved in general crisis over the u.s. debt. >> mr. speaker i want to get your take on gun control, because as you know vice president biden is going to be delivering some 19 different recommendations to the president. also there is some controversy over the fact that the nra released a new itunes app that offers shooting practice and can be for children ages 4 years old plus. what do you think about that? >> we're having the discussions about gun control, over 500 people were killed in chicago last year the president's hometown. vice president biden doesn't want to go there, i'm trying to get the house to hold hearings there. it's illegal to have all of the guns killing people in
asking barack obama to not be a big spending high taxing liberal liberal, this is what we'll do we'll pass a year-long continuing resolution or national security, we'll pass a very short term continuing resolution for the department of labor, the department of housing and urban development, the department of the interior. there are dozens of places you can dramatically change spending without having to get involved in general crisis over the u.s. debt. >> mr. speaker i want to get your...
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of the year. it shrank take home earnings bys by 2% or more. a temporary cut in social security and medicare taxes expired as part of the fiscal cliff compromise. >>> and sunny california has turned into shivering california. frost and freezing temperatures are blanketing the state for the fourth night in a row. so far, citrus growers say they protected their crops using water and heaters. no significant crop damage is reported. overnight temperatures in los angeles over the weekend were in the 30s and in the 20s near san francisco. that's why everybody was cold. >> and we were >>> that's why i love the weather. it's always strange. and it is very cold out there right now. in fact, chilly temperatures in the bay area in the 20s and the 30s. we're currently under a freeze warning at this time. nice and clear. that cold air setting overhead freeze warnings up in many of the valleys. temperatures these numbers in the 20s and 30s. by the afternoon, highs only expected to be in the 40s and 50s. >> anno
of the year. it shrank take home earnings bys by 2% or more. a temporary cut in social security and medicare taxes expired as part of the fiscal cliff compromise. >>> and sunny california has turned into shivering california. frost and freezing temperatures are blanketing the state for the fourth night in a row. so far, citrus growers say they protected their crops using water and heaters. no significant crop damage is reported. overnight temperatures in los angeles over the weekend...